U eagle fans are gonna be driven nuts by Patrick Chung!! He is a fantastic hitter but has below average ball skills and even worse in coverage. He is a real like able athlete by today's standards but his limitations on the field will have u screaming his name.

U eagle fans are gonna be driven nuts by Patrick Chung!! He is a fantastic hitter but has below average ball skills and even worse in coverage. He is a real like able athlete by today's standards but his limitations on the field will have u screaming his name.

And with knowing all of that, he's still most likely out best DB, and easily best Safety. Hence the utter need for Byrd, much more so than a lot of squads. The Eagles could literally challenge any of the 31 other teams in the NFL, and come out as the worst set of Defensive Backs, let alone Safeties._________________2013 Eagles Forum HOF
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I'd trade him. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. If you know a guy doesn't want to play for you and you have no intent on giving him the contract he desires you don't franchise him again out of spite. You're paying a player you don't have to essentially create a hole in your team in the very near future. You trade him for the best you can get to save both money and get someone (or multiple people) back.

I'd trade him. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. If you know a guy doesn't want to play for you and you have no intent on giving him the contract he desires you don't franchise him again out of spite. You're paying a player you don't have to essentially create a hole in your team in the very near future. You trade him for the best you can get to save both money and get someone (or multiple people) back.

That depends on what the offer is. If you're really getting a trade worth a player of his value, then sure. But don't give him up too cheaply. And I'm not saying that out of spite, or shortsightedness of having Byrd for an extra year and half vs getting something in trade before he walks.

It's about sending a message as well. You want make it clear to players and agents that playing games and demanding a trade won't get them what they want and only hurts the player's value. The idea is discourage holdouts, and public distractions like this in future.

What does Eugene Parker have against Buffalo? I think the Buffalo brass just needs to not go after any players he represents in the future, because he always seems to pull this. First Jason Peters and now Jairus Byrd?

I hate having Jairus Byrd stuck in the middle of any sort of fight, but Doug Whaley needs to show him that they won't give in to these antics. Refuse to trade him, tag him again this year if he won't sign a reasonable contract, then refuse to trade him again.

If he wants to hold out or play games, he'll only be hurting his value when he does hit Free Agency.

That said, they shouldn't hurt the team to send a message. If they get a really nice trade offer for a player trying to get out of town, they should take it. But I can't see anyone paying enough to be worth it when they can't sign a new contract with him this year, and they shouldn't be forced into trading him cheap.

I wouldn't let him go for anything less than a first round pick from a team expected to finish in the top 15.

Don't blame Byrd or Eugene Parker they are just doing their jobs, blame the %@#%y front office that will give a HUGE contract to a very overrated free agent. but won't give a long term contract to arguably the best player on the team.

Ummm our current Front office isn't the same as the one who overpaid for Williams... Totally different personnel. That situation has nothing to do with the current one with Byrd. If Nix was still in office then yes they may of over paid for Byrd as well and yes you would have had a point. But the new leader of the team, Doug Whaley, is showing that they won't just give in to what the player wants and that the team won't over spend._________________

Is Byrd wanting to get paid or does Byrd want to play for a good team? Because likely he can't have both.

He definitely can not have both. Not this year. Even if he gets traded, the team acquiring him can't sign him to an extension until after the season. No matter what he does, he's not getting an extension this year. It's not possible unless the Bills just outright cut him and we know that isn't happening._________________
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"Byrd dismissed reports of his camp trying to carve out the parameters of a trade with other NFL clubs involving the Pro Bowl safety Thursday."_________________
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